In January 2013, a Working Group of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (“ULCC”) issued a Discussion Paper with respect to proposals for a new Uniform International Commercial Arbitration Act. The Discussion Paper is intended to generate consultations by May 2013 and final approval by the ULCC in August 2013. Background to the Discussion Paper […]

Arbitration and court proceedings may be different, but can a party substantially change its position when it appeals from an arbitration award to the court? At the very least, it seems like questionable strategy to do so. The British Columbia Court of Appeal held that the appellant could not do so in VIH Aviation Group […]

Is an arbitration between two domestic companies arising from a contract for a shipment between two foreign countries an “international commercial arbitration” for the purposes of the UNCITRAL Model Rules, particularly if the arbitral agreement requires arbitration in a foreign location? And if it is, does the domestic court have any residual discretion to stay […]